Category: grandchildren
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In May, I linked to a post on the educated grandparent blog–a post that talked about the need for those of us who are retiring from our jobs and work-day careers to make sure we develop our own interests and not live our lives through our grown children and grandchildren. No sooner had I read…
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A friend (and neighbor) has been spending the semester–she's an art teacher–in Italy. Her daughter, who lives far from her (not only from Italy but on the opposite coast in the U.S.), flew to Italy with her husband and year-old-daughter to spend six weeks of family togetherness. The fact that it was in Tuscany added…
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No camera or cellphone at hand but the picture sits bright in my mind: There on a grassy field sit Paterfamilias and his 9-year-old Grand, their knees drawn up, their baseball-capped heads close together. They have come to the little neighborhood park near Alpha Daughter's house so PF could show his Grand some of the…
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Over at the educated grandparent, a recent post admonished those of us retiring from our careers and jobs to remember to keep up with–or develop–interests beyond immediate family. It's not healthy for our grown children or us to live our retiree years through our children or grandkids. The post headed with this attention-grabber You…
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A friend is in a state of high distress. Her 39-year-old daughter–the mother of 6-year-old twins–is talking about moving half way across the country in another year or two. The daughter's husband–a man who started his military career at a young age–will be retiring from the army with a pension. The young family is looking…
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Came across a post on a parenting blog that listed 10 ways to be a fabulous grandparent. Some of it is the usual–have fun with and don't be afraid to be silly around the grandkids. But two key in on issues that are far from silly and can effect our relationship not only with the…
